Da Future

[50shadesofprotag]

Soooo in the future! Hilda managed to woo Silver and keep him for more than a week.

When Hilda's about 26 and Silver's 24, she's finally got him doing more "couple"-like things with her.




It's a good thing they're a somewhat decent age to be parents?

Comments

[morelikethedude]

I don't want to train...

[tsuntrader]

Want to? No. Have to? Need to? Yes.

[morelikethedude]

I can't tell my Pokémon what to do or how to be...

[tsuntrader]

You can, and one day you might have to. What would you do if something happened to you and I wasn't there? Or Blue? Or both of us? You and Vulpix need to be ready for that.

[morelikethedude]

I don't wanna be up and violent, though...

[tsuntrader]

But you need to know how to be.

Besides, there's more to battling than just being violent.

[morelikethedude]

Why do I get to decide whether my Pokémon are going to fight? That's not fair, you know? Maybe they don't want to.

[tsuntrader]

And Blue wants to go on her journey already. She would go today, if she could, but I won't let her because that's not safe.

I'm making her stay and train with me, and just the same, I'm making you train with me, so you can take care of yourself and stay safe.

[morelikethedude]

...I'm just a wimp, though... I'm not any good.

[tsuntrader]

Says who?

[morelikethedude]

I can't even run very far, I'm not going to be any good at training...

[tsuntrader]

Really? I don't think so.

I think just like Pokémon, people their own weaknesses and strengths. I think that you're really strong, even if you don't believe it.

And I think you're being hard on yourself without even giving yourself a chance.

[morelikethedude]

I'm gonna fail, just like I did before. It'll be too hard, and it'll hurt to do, and it'll be pointless.

[tsuntrader]

Of course it'll be hard. Of course it's gonna hurt to do. That's life. That goes for both of you.

Even then, you'll come out of it stronger and better. I believe in you.

[morelikethedude]

[Barett just pouts! He barely pouts about anything, but this is one of those few things.]

[tsuntrader]

Besides, it's not just about physical strength and running around.

1/2

[shhhspoilers]

Yeah! You gotta be really smart, too.

And you're really smart, Barett!

[morelikethedude]

...I guess...

[tsuntrader]

There's no "I guess" to it. It's true.

[morelikethedude]

I... guess...

[He'll just be burying his face in your shirt, dad, and hiding how red his face is getting.]

[tsuntrader]

Don't you I guess at me. [HE IS USING HIS FATHERLY AUTHORITY TO yeah no he's just going to ruffle Barett's hair

like a lot

there might also be tickling THERE IS NO ESCAPE FROM FATHERLY TORTURE LOVE]

[morelikethedude]

Ack, n-no, no that tickles, stop!

[Squirming! He squirms to escape!]

[tsuntrader]

Really? Are you sure? [TICKLE TICKLE TICKLE come on Blue help him out here]

[morelikethedude]

[He squirms, laughing, and nearly drops on his butt. He laughs louder, and louder, until he starts coughing loudly and from his chest.

Even though he's coughing, turning completely pink from lack of air, and writhing, he's smiling big and broad and he looks so happy.]

[tsuntrader]

[It was a great and happy moment and then it is promptly ruined by Barett's coughing. He slows down on the tickling- still with a smile on his face, still with a calm and reassuring disposition- before stopping altogether and switching to rubbing Barett's back. Easy now. Easy.]